Rian Pandole beat Param Pun 6-2, 6-2 in the boys’ under-16 semifinals of the Babolat 8th Ramesh Desai National tennis championship for boys and girls on Friday.
The results (semifinals): Girls: U-16: Abinikka (TN) bt Prinkle Singh (J&K) 6-1, 6-3; Mihika Yadav (Mah) bt Mahak Jain (Mah) 6-4, 6-3.
U-12: Sarah Dev (Pun) bt Shreya Gulia 6-0, 6-1; Bhakti Parwani (Guj) bt Gauri Sanjay Bhagia (Mah) 6-4, 7-6(3).
Boys: U-16: Rian Pandole (Mah) bt Param Pun (CH) 6-2, 6-2; Paramveer Singh Bajwa (Pun) bt Siddhant Banthia (Mah) 6-4, 6-3.
U-12: Adarsh Naga Tippabhatla (AP) bt Divesh Gahlot (HR) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4; Terrance Das (TN) bt Dev Javia (Guj) 6-1, 6-2.